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I first stumbled across washi tape a couple of years ago but since entering the world of ‘Bullet Journaling’, I’ve become enamored with it. So what is Washi Tape? It’s a decorative tape usually made from paper that originated in Japan. The main difference to regular masking tape is the huge variety of colours, patterns and sizes it comes in. Washi tape is easy to tear but also quite durable.

There are endless uses for it, some of which you can read about here, but my main interest came from seeing how others have been using it to personalise their journals and notebooks. You only have to search ‘washi tape’ in Pinterest or Instragram to see all the cool things people are doing with it.

So I thought I’d share some of my bullet journal spreads that I’ve decorated recently with this wonderful stuff. I love how just a little bit of tape can bring some brightness to the page and make me want to use my journal even more. But remember, you don’t have to be creative at all or to go to this much effort to use bullet journaling to stay organised. It’s the simplicity of the system that works, not how pretty it looks.

While I tend to only use Washi Tape in my Never-ending Notebook, I recently did one of the projects that I’ve seen pop up on Pinterest a few times….. I covered my keyboard keys!! I love it! I know what you’re thinking, how can I see the keys? Most washi tape is slightly transparent so you can see the letters and numbers underneath. And if you can type ok, you tend to know where they are by muscle memory already.

So where can you find buy this great stuff? There are loads of it available online, but locally I have found it at shops such as The Reject Shop, K Mart, Big W, Newsagents, Officeworks & Spotlight. This huge haul I have pictured is the Crafters Choice brand and is available on sale this week at Spotlight.

I’d love to know if you’ve ever used washi tape before and for what purposes. Or even if you’re crazy obsessed like me!

This post and website is in no way sponsored or affiliated with any of the above mentioned companies.

I’ve been curious about the Bullet Journal concept since I started on my traveller’s notebook journey and with lots of people buying Never-ending Notebooks for this very purpose, I thought it was time I gave it a try too.

So what on earth is a Bullet Journal you ask? Well, as I’m still getting my head around it myself I thought it might be best if the creator of this system, Ryder Carroll, explain it. Here is a great little video of Ryder giving a brief overview. For more detailed explanation check out bulletjournal.com

There is so much information out there on bullet journaling and it can become quite overwhelming and intimidating once you start seeing lots of creative layouts on Pinterest and Instagram. My advice is to start simple. You can always add pretty embellishments later as the main focus of the system is ORGANISATION & PRODUCTIVITY.

Future Log inspired by @maryj13 on Instagram

If you can’t stop yourself from adding a little extra, like me, there are lots of great page layouts out there you can take inspiration from. Don’t worry about it being perfect, you can always sketch it out in pencil first. Always remember, it’s not supposed to be perfect, it’s supposed to keep you on top of things.

Before I set up my ‘Future Log’ (which is really just a simple calendar), I left space for my Index page as that is one of the most important parts of bullet journalling. I then started on my ‘Monthly Log’ & ‘Daily Log’. Another vital part of this system is having a ‘key’ of the types of bullets you will be using and having it somewhere that is easy to refer to.

My ‘key’ taped inside of one of my laminated dashboards that I will keep around my bullet journal notebook.

I won’t go into too much detail about the system in this post as Ryder Carroll’s video and website will make far more sense than me at this stage. I will keep you posted on my progress in future posts and focus on each of the individual areas of bullet journalling.

Monthly Log

I would love to hear from you in the comments if you use a bullet journal or have tried one before. Do you like it? How have you changed it to best suit your needs? What are your favorite sites and resources?

Daily Log

Well now I’m going to click ‘Publish’ on this post so I can happily mark it off in today’s Daily Log. Happy Journalling everyone!